Synthia Varela-Casaus is in jail, awaiting trial on charges that she killed her 9-year-old son in December 2013.

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She and another inmate have filed a lawsuit against the county. They claim they were put in a prisoner transport van without being belted in, and said that they were thrown into a metal partition when the van hit something.

The pair claim they didn’t get the medical care they needed and now they want the county to pay up.

Casaus claims it left her badly injured. She also claims a nurse at the jail knowingly gave her the wrong medication despite her protests, and was sent to the hospital when her body reacted badly.

She's suing for damages and attorney fees and costs.

The jail declined comment.

Varela-Casaus is due to stand trial in Omaree’s death in October. Her attorney could not be reached for comment.